Trouser rack



March 21, 1961 H. A. HIRSCH TROUSER RACK Filed Sept. 16, 1958 Herman A. Hirsch INVENTOR.

BY Wa M -mq,

United States Patent a.

TROUSER RACK Herman A. Hirsch, 806 Upson Drive, El Paso, Tex.

Filed Sept. 16, 1958, Ser. No. 761,346

3 Claims. (Cl. 211-96) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in trouser hangers of the door or wall mounted type and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a hanger of this character which is adapted to accommodate a multiplicity of pairs of trousers.

Another very important object of the present invention is to provide a hanger of the aforementioned character embodying a novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby a selected pair of trousers may be readily removed and replaced without disturbing the others.

Still another important object of the invention is to provide a hanger of the character described which is adapted to suspend the trousers in an out-of-the-way position closely adjacent the door, wall or other support but which is swingable in a horizontal plane away from the support to facilitate selection, removal and replacement of the trousers.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a trouser hanger of the character set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, compact, of light weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is an elevational view of a trouser hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, looking at one side of the device;

Figure 2 is an elevational view, looking at the opposite side of the device;

Figure 3 is a view in front elevation of the hanger; and

Figure 4 is a top plan view.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a vertical bar 5 of suitable dimensions. The bar 5 is to be mounted vertically on the inner side of a closet door, a wall or other support. Toward this end, the end portions of the bar 5 are apertured to accommodate suitable securing elements 6.

Mounted for swinging movement in a horizontal plane on the bar 5 is an angular bracket 7. The bracket 7 includes an outwardly and downwardly inclined member or bar 8 comprising an enlarged, square-cut upper end portion 9 secured on one side to the mounting bar 5 by a hinge 10. The bracket 7 further includes a horizontal brace 11 having its outer end portion affixed to the lower end portion of the bar or member 8. The brace 11 includes an enlarged, square-cut inner end portion 12 which is secured on one side to the lower end portion of the bar 5 by a hinge 13.

The bar 8 has formed transversely therein at spaced points circular openings 14. Horizontal arms 15 in the form of rods have one end portion fixed in the openings 14 for mounting said arms on the bracket 7 on the opposite side thereof from the hinges and 13. This is shown to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawing.

It is thought that the use of the hanger will be readily apparent from a consideration of the rcregoing. Briefly, the trousers to be hung are folded over the arms 15. To accomplish this, the bracket 7 is swung toward the door,

' wall or other support on which the device is mounted, as

suggested in Figure 4 of the drawing. Thus, the arms 15 are causedto project away from the support wherebythe garments may he slipped thereon over the free ends thereof. The arms 15 are sufliciently offset relative to each other to permit the pairs of trousers to hang straight. With the trousers mounted on the arms 15, the bracket 7 is swung outwardly to a position at right angles to the support where it is arrested by the engagement of the end square-cut portions 9 and 12 of the members 8 and 11 with the bar 5. With the bracket 7 in this position the arms 15 parallel the support. A spring catch 16 is provided on the upper end portion of the bar 8, on the opposite side thereof from the hinge 10, for engagement with a headed element 17 on the bar 5 for releasably securing the bracket 7 in this position.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A trouser hanger comprising: a fiat, vertical bar for mounting on a door, an angular bracket mounted for horizontal swinging movement on said bar and adapted to parallel the door, said bracket comprising an inclined bar hingedly secured on one sided its upper end to the upper end portion of the vertical bar for lateral swinging movement in opposite directions, said bracket further including a horizontal brace having one end portion aflixed to the lower end portion of the inclined bar and its other end hingedly secured on one side to the lower end portion of the vertical bar, a plurality of parallel, horizontal trouser supporting arms fixedly mounted at spaced points on the opposite side of the inclined bar at right angles thereto and adapted to extend outwardly at right angles to the door when the bracket is in parallelism therewith, the hinged ends of said inclined bar and said brace being square-cutfor abutting engagement with the vertical bar for arresting the swinging movement of the bracket in one direction in a position at right angles to the door and with the arms paralleling said door, and coacting means on said opposite side of said inclined bar and the vertical bar for releasably securing said bracket in the arrested position.

2. A trouser hanger for mounting on a door of the type pivotally mounted for swinging movement about an upstanding axis, said hanger including a vertically disposed mounting bar adapted to be secured to said door with one side of said bar opposing a side of said door, said mounting bar having a flat surface remote from said one side of said door, an angular bracket, means mounting said bracket on said fiat surface for swinging movement about an axis extending parallel tothe longitudinal center line of said bar between a first position extending parallel to said one side of said door and a second position disposed at right angles to said one side of said door, said bracket including an upwardly and inwardly inclined bar and a horizontal brace extending inwardly from the lower end of said inclined bar, a plurality of parallel, horizontally disposed trouser supporting arms fixedly secured to said inclined bar at spaced points longitudinally therealong and projecting at right angles to said horizontal Patented Mar. 21, 1961 brace, said mounting means connected between said mounting bar and the upper end of said inclined bar and the inner end of said horizontal brace, abutment means carried by the last mentioned ends of said mounting bar and horizontal brace engageable with said mounting bar establishing a limit of movement toward said second position, and coacting means on said bracket and said mounting bar for releasably securing said bracket in said first position.

3. The trouser hanger oat claim 2 wherein said mounting means comprises hinges secured between said mounting bar and the upper end of said inclined bar and the inner end of said brace, said abutment means comprising squarecut end portions of said inclined bar and bracev abuttingly engageable with the adjacent port-ions of said fiat surface.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Marsh Mar. 8, 1887 Thomas Mar. 10, 19,14 Hankwitz May 27, 1919 Hennessy May 6, 1924 Wilson Aug. 10, 1926 Rosenblatt Apr. 23, 1946 McLean Mar. 9, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain Feb. 25, 1901 Sweden June 2, 1920 Great Britain May 27, 1926 Switzerland Oct. 17, 1949 

